Gauteng's rivers face severe pollution from sewage, industrial waste, and failing systems, posing health risks with unsafe levels of E. coli, experts warn.

The Reservoir has been tracking these cascading effects across the system as managers work to balance storage levels with flood risk.

Failing sewage systems, rapid urbanisation and industrial pollution have turned Gauteng's rivers into an environmental and public health problem A December 2025 WaterCAN report tested 59 water sources ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Vaal Dam in South Africa recovered record-high water levels of 102.40% capacity. The remarkable turnaround tripled last year's ...

Water and Sanitation Minister, Pemmy Majodina, has urged residents residing along the floodlines of the Vaal River to evacuate the area and those who have already done so not to return to their homes.

Despite repeated interventions by government and Rand Water, Emfuleni Municipality continues to let untreated waste flow into ...

Canoeists faced rocky and shallow sections of the Vaal River during the annual Vaal River Canoe Marathon, which went ahead despite challenging water levels after being postponed due to flooding.

Oct 28 - Fitch Ratings has today affirmed both the Berg Water Project's (BWP) and the Vaal River Eastern Sub-System Augmentation Project's (VRESAP) National ratings at Long-term 'AA+(zaf)' with Stable ...

Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina has approved an urgent application by Rand Water to abstract additional water from the Integrated Vaal River System in a bid to stabilise struggling ...